據莫斯科市選舉委員會的數據，截至莫斯科時間下午3點，首日投票人數已超過180萬人。

Iranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf posted a mock “Strait Taylor equation” on X, inserting the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el‑Mandeb into a Taylor‑rule style formula and taunting that a 25bp Fed hike “can't open a choke point” or produce a barrel of oil. The post appeared hours before the Federal Reserve's 25bp rate increase. Market analysts called the move political signalling intended to underscore Iran's ability to impose a supply‑risk premium via maritime security and to argue that monetary tightening cannot remedy physically disrupted oil flows. A Washington policy researcher added the timing suggests the messaging was meant to make U.S. consumers and markets more directly feel the economic cost of conflict.

The Saudi embassy in Washington said the proposed F-35 arms sale underscores the strength and durability of the Saudi-U.S. strategic partnership.